Ingredients

2 ounces silver tequila, such as Patron Silver 

1/2 ounce dry vermouth 

2 tablespoons fresh pink-grapefruit juice, plus a wedge and a twist for serving 

10 to 12 dashes grapefruit or orange bitters, such as Fee Brothers 

Edible silver flakes (optional; available at nycake.com) and sanding sugar, for serving 

Preparation

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add tequila, vermouth, grapefruit juice, and bitters. Cover and shake several times.

Stir together silver flakes and sugar on a small plate. Run grapefruit wedge along the rim of a chilled martini glass. Dip rim in sugar mixture to evenly coat. Strain tequila mixture into glass, add grapefruit twist, and serve.